Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Zhou Maoshu Appreciating Lotuses

Zhou Maoshu Appreciating Lotuses

Original - A 15th century hanging scroll by Kanō Masanobu and designated National Treasure of Japan showing the 11th century Confucian scholar Zhou Maoshu in a boat floating on a lake with lotuses.

Reason: This is a high resolution image of an important work of art.
Articles this image appears in: Kanō Masanobu, List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings)
Creator: ~~bamse~~Kanō Masanobu

Support as nominator --bamse (talk) 21:35, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose Gorgeous image (are you/others working on a National Treasures of Japan topic, BTW? I remember seeing some other NToJ list over at FLC somewhat recently), but there are various problems including clear scratches (repairable, but there) in the sky, a generally dark tone (I'd be hesitant to 'fix' this too much for fear of changing the artist's intent), and a crop that includes the distracting edges of whatever this was scanned on. I'm always hesitant to do much editing to artwork for fear of altering the art, but the scratches and cropping are clear things that need fixing. Staxringold _talk^contribs 17:54, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, see here. The dark tone might be age as well so I would not want to fix it. The featured File:Shoki2.jpg is similar in tone btw. The stuff it was scanned on is the part to which the hanging scroll is attached. All hanging scrolls have such, it is their natural environment (see Kakemono). The scratches are natural for a paper scroll of such age. It might have been rolled up a couple of times for storage in the last 500 years. bamse (talk) 22:01, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support This is a 15th century artwork, any retouching of it I think would lower it's EV. It's remarkably well perserved and striking for such an old peice of art. — raeky ^{(talk | edits)} 22:10, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support Not every FP needs restoration. Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 210 FCs served} 22:51, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good quality and resolution. Spencer^{T♦Nominate!} 01:36, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support, per Shoemaker's Holiday. Mostlyharmless (talk) 04:45, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Zhou Maoshu Appreciating Lotuses.jpg --jjron (talk) 06:06, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]